VS2008 (Orcas) beta2 ...

I often skip the "xyz" has shipped announcements.. but VS2008 "orcas" beta2 is packed with so much goodness that I had to jump in to vouch for it..

Start downloading beta2 while you watch the video, cause by the end no chance you will not be interested in playing with it..

I am getting late into it cause I was on vacation last two weeks but here is what I see so far:

The uninstall of beta1 and install of beta2 was surprisingly smooth for me.. that is a first..
I am quite interested in testing -- and hearing feedback from customers - on the WPF progress.. ( animation improvements & the features to host add-ins, in particular).. You can read about some of the WPF improvements from tim's blog or the WPF SDK team's blog..
On Web development, ScottGu has the skinny on this post..
- My experiences:
  - I have been enjoying the much improved Javascript debugging since beta1 ...
  - I have also been using Expression Web due to the imho much better CSS support.. so it will be nice to see that goodness inside VS..
Today I spent two hours inside Cider beta2.. You can read about the beta2 Cider features from their wiki.. Immediately after this post, I will share some of my experience/expectations.. Sorry for 'dupe' post.. but I am guessing half of you won't read this far into a VS2008 post...

Still here? What r u waiting for.. Please go download it and have lots of fun... do file bugs when you find them..

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